As Christmas comes, we think, "Maybe it’s not impossible. Maybe we really could have hearts filled with love. Maybe we really could be kind to each other, & not just once a year, but all year long." (Powerpoints available - #327)

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER
RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK
(REVISED: 2017)
(The Powerpoints used with this sermon are available for free. Just email me at mnewland@sstelco.com and request PP #327.)
TEXT: Luke 2:8-14
ILL. It's Christmas time, & Lucy comes in where Charlie Brown is
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Jesus being tempted in three important areas of life
1. Our need for food
2. Our need for identity and
3. Our need to worship
The choice is how we respond

Introduction
Leo Tolstoy tells this story:
A young Russian inherits his father’s small farm.
He immediately starts dreaming of how to expand his property when one morning a well-dressed stranger visits him and makes him an offer that is too good to be true.
He could have free of
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Philippians - Manual of Joy
Christ Centered Relationships
4:14-20
David Taylor
Paul closes this letter by rejoicing over the sacrificial gift the Philippians gave him (1:5-6; 25-30). The Philippian church was part of the Macedonian churches mentioned in 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 that gave
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So many people miss out on all that God has for them because they are weighted down
by the world and the drama of life..Some people almost feel guilty when they have been blessed,
Now..who do you suppose would want to make you feel that way??

Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Who hasn't ever thought about making a lot of money..
Or who hasn't ever wished they would hit the lotto..
When it was a couple of hundred million dollars?
Even if your the most adamant against gambling..
Who hasn't thought about how they would spend the
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The number of people suffering from emptiness within is without number! Jesus is the ONLY thing that will fill that place within a person's heart that longs for satisfaction!

Scripture: Matthew 2:1 – 23
Title: “SEEKING JESUS”
Introduction: There is a ‘constant thread’ running throughout the Bible of people ‘seeking Jesus’! The Jews had long been anticipating the arrival of the Messiah.
The Messiah (Savior) would be a
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If you want to truly worship God, obey without delay, give without limits, and receive without fail.

Dad was driving his family home from church one Sunday when he heard his 16-year-old son saying, “The sermon was boring today.”
His sister chimed in. “Yea, could you believe how the pastor stumbled over the reading of the Scripture?” she said.
Mother replied,
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Here's a sermon on Jesus' words, "It's better to give than to receive." An amusing story is included.

The Proper Christmas Attitude
Acts 20:32-35
32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
33I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel.
34Yes, you yourselves know
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While receiving should never be the ultimate motive for giving, it’s no surprise that generous people seem to always have their needs met and are always blessed. In this message we will get to know biblical truth and ways to prosperity.

While receiving should never be the ultimate motive for giving, it’s no surprise that generous people seem to always have their needs met and are always blessed. In this message we will get to know biblical truth and ways to prosperity.
PAY YOUR TITHE
In the book of Malachi, the Bible
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A lot of Christian don’t like giving. Just like me, I do give to people if I have and I give my offering in church but I find it difficult paying my tithe

I have realised that the principle of giving is a powerful spiritual law that is guaranteed!
Giving encompasses the following:
1. Giving tithes and offering
2. Giving to the needy
3. Giving to genuine pastors and ministers
4. Giving to widows and the elderly
5. Give to whoever God is
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THE JOY OF GIVING
A man had a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital. He could receive little company and was not to be excited. While in the hospital a rich uncle died and left him a million dollars. His family wondered how to break the news to him with the least amount of excitement. It
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WHAT GIVING PRODUCES
I remember hearing Pastor Rick Warren once talk about a time years ago when people had bumper stickers that read “honk if you love Jesus.” He once saw a bumper sticker with this message, “Tithe if you love Jesus, any idiot can honk.”
Imagine that
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This sermon challenges us to determine what we are living by and how to put our giving into practice

Acts 20:17-38 It is more blessed to give than to receive
Introduction
This portion of scripture is part of the Apostle Paul’s farewell tour. He is on his way to Jerusalem and foresees that he will never see the elders in the church of Ephesus again. As Paul speaks his farewell message he
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